Afternoon Shift

Statistically, about two kids in every American classroom has a food allergy and that number is growing. So how are schools addressing this rising issue? We discuss the different ways schools are handling nut allergies and what needs to be done to protect students with allergies.

A new Chicago restaurant is stirring up controversy. Chop Chop Chinman in Lakeview was vandalized and accused of a hate crime because of the use of "Chinaman." One of the owners, Larry Lee, joins us to defend the restaurant's provocative name.

As Chicago is starting to heat up, many gardeners are heading back outside to get to work. The Chicago Botanic Garden's Eliza Fournier joins us in studio to answer your gardening questions and give some tips on how to get your garden ready for the warm weather.

In recent years, the subject of paying college athletes has flared up in many different forms. But in the week’s leading up to the annual March Madness, a University of Chicago economist has added more fuel to the fire by suggesting the current system may be violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. Lead author, Allen Sanderson joins us in studio.

This week, we lost one of our most prominent Civil Rights leaders, Reverend Willie Barrow. Former mayoral candidate, Willie Wilson, announced his endorsement of candidate Jesus “Chuy” Garcia. But despite Wilson’s support, a Chicago Tribune poll is showing Mayor Emanuel still has a double-digit lead over his competitor. We discuss those stories and more of this week’s headlines in the Week in Review.

We look at how Asian-Americans are represented in Hollywood. The conversation was inspired by General Admission’s interview with Steven Yuen from the Walking Dead. General Admission co-hosts Tyler Greene and Don Hall join us in studio, along with Wall Street Journal Columnist Jeff Yang and comedian Godfrey.

Our March Book Club pick is Eye on the Struggle: Ethel Payne, the First Lady of the Black Press. Ethel Payne was a Chicago-born journalist whose work shed light on some momentous events in U.S. history, including the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. Author James McGrath Morris joins us in studio to talk about her legacy.

Who would win? A Fennec Fox or a Bumble Bee Bat? For the third year in a row, Mammal March Madness is pitting animals against each in simulated one-on-one combat. The bracket includes real-life, extinct, and imaginary mammals and kicks off this month.